Bio - Alterego Gallery

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A LTER EG O A RT PROJECTS
AXELLE KIEFFER
Born and raised in France, Axelle currently lives and works in Savannah, Georgia, USA.
Inspired by Francis Bacon and Albrecht Durer, Axelle Kieffer creates oil paintings, mixed-media
collages and drawings reflecting her passion for exploring the relationship between body and spirit.
Challenging the viewer, Axelle Kieffer’s layered, thought-provoking compositions reveal an impressive
knowledge of human anatomy and botany. She collages anatomical drawings of bones and organs
atop vintage black-and-white photographs of Victorian women, creating an unsettling freak-show
effect.
In her art, Axelle explores a spiritual realm in the unexpected: bones, muscles and blood.
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree in comparative literature from the University of Strasbourg.
During her postgraduate work Axelle studied the poems “Logogrammes” by Christian Dotremont,
founder of the CoBrA art movement.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015
2006
2004
2002
The Butcher Gallery, Savannah, GA, USA
Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY, USA
Festival des Musiques Traditionnelles, Espace Patrick Peter, Haguenau, France
Estivales de l’été/ Summer Art Fair, Longlaville, France
Gallery Algorythme, Strasbourg, France
ARTE, Strasbourg, France
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016
2015
2014
2013
2011
2010
2009
2008
2006 Fresh 2016, JanKossen Gallery, New York City, USA
It Figures, ARC Gallery, Chicago, USA
Art Decko, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, USA
Southern Discomfort, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, USA
American Vices, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, USA
Works on paper IV, Jeffrey Leder Gallery, New York City, USA
Small Works, Shirt Factory Gallery, Glen Falls, USA
Emerging Artists, Limner Gallery, Hudson, USA
Body and Mind, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, USA
Small Works, BWAC, Brooklyn, New York City, USA
Small Works IV, Jeffrey Leder Gallery, New York City, USA
Comfort Creatures, the Butcher Gallery, Savannah, USA
Le Christ dans la photographie contemporaine, Palais de L’Université, Strasbourg, France
Corpse Illuminata, Tangent Gallery, Detroit, USA
Odyssée, Galerie La Louve/ Art Center, Arlon, Belgium
Small Works, Gallery Gustein, Savannah, USA
Gallery Desoto Row, Savannah, USA
Retrospective/ Anniversary of the Gallery, Gallery La Louve, Belgium
Locals only, Desoto Row Gallery, Savannah, USA
Les monstres qui parlent / Monsters that can talk, Zoologic Museum, Strasbourg, France
Art Juried Exhibition, City Center, Eckbolsheim, France
Prix des Arts, Chambre des métiers, Strasbourg, France
BB Bank, Karlsruhe, Germany
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-2 Forum de l’hôtel de ville, Saint-Louis, France
2005
2004
Les yeux grands ouverts, les paupières fermées, University UHA, Mulhouse, France
Gallery La Louve, Louftemont, Belgium
Salon de la Jeune Création/ Art fair, Schiltigheim, France
Les ‘Artzoomades‘, Longlaville, France
20 Artists-20 gardens, Strasbourg, France
Mail Art exhibition, Lille, France
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Axelle’s work can be found in private collections in France, Belgium, Great Britain, and USA.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Nominated as one of best shows in 2015 by Savannah Morning News and the Savannah Art Informer
PUBLICATIONS
Book cover Les monstres qui parlent, Esthétiques ->Ars, L’Harmattan, 2014
Direct Art magazine issue 21, 2015
Le Christ Réenvisagé, Variations Photographiques Contemporaines, InFolio Editions, 2016
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